HOW TO – Make a Play Tent
Sew, Mama, Sew! shows us how to create this quick and simple summertime play tent for the kidlets, perfect for spending hours of fun on the lawn.
Kids & Family
Tilted Twister solves Rubik’s cubes
Jason over at Haqckszine found the Tilted Twister, a LEGO NXT robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube without the help of a PC. It’s really impressive to watch! Just place the scrambled cube on Tilted Twister’s turntable. An ultrasonic sensor detects its presence and starts to read the colors of the cube faces using […]
Sock Monkey with Attitude
Disco smurf’s sock monkey caught my eye with his sock monkey attitude. He is an infant-proof version made from a free pattern over at Craftbits. Found in in the CRAFT Flickr pool.
Taipei 101 damper movement during earthquake
Phuaalvin happened to be visiting the Taipei 101 on May 12, when the Great Sichuan Earthquake occurred. It must have been terrifying to see that damper moving like that; according to Wikipedia, the damper weighs 660 metric tons, and is suspended from the 92nd to the 88th floor. A tuned mass damper is designed to […]
Free sample pages from Dover Publications
Dover Publications has a really extensive catalog, everything from coloring and maze books to clip art to engineering and tech books. They’re the publishers of the wonderful 507 Mechanical Movements. You can sign up here for the Dover Sampler – every week they send out an email with links to book content. It’s a complete […]
Fart power!
Well, they could use it for power. Physorg writes that Argentine scientists are capturing cow farts in plastic backpacks to try to understand the impact it has on global warming. They think that “30% of Argentina’s total greenhouse gases could be generated by cattle.” They’re experimenting with feeding clover and alfalfa instead of grain – […]
Putter Bot R/C golfer
Crabfu. Is there no stopping this guy? He seems to be cranking out a bot or other cool creation on a near-weekly basis. Here’s his latest, a remote-controlled golfing “bot.” Putter Bot
